The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-08-05


whose wife rscenely Ned 20 this country
with Jules Van Doorsn, 10000 norins g
Van Heyst's money and his three-year-o1d
child. arrived - New York On the 18th, On
the steamship Aurania. He will 70 %
Easton. Pa, where ths fugitives were list
heard from.
An explosion occurred in . blast-fnrnacs
works a Friedenshutt, Sile<ia, ON the 18th,
with very disastrous results. In the works
there were twenty-five steam boilers. one
a more u which exploded. dcn,olishing
the others and killing two and wounding
more o. less severely twenty persons. Fire
broke cut in the building wrecked by the
explosion and extended " Others, consum-
ing six houses and shops-
AxxAPoIIs RoyAL- N. s., the oldest town
u British America, d greatly excited over
the discovery, . few days ago, OF large
quantity of scrip and CON- The find Was
made in an old cellar dug by the French.
There WAS over 5000 worth Of Continental
scrip, dated 1864, and the coins were either
German Or Russian The gold was under
meath q house owned by ex-Sheri6 Bennett
Sherry Manson Of Chicago has offered
$500 reward for the capture Of McGarigle,
ing for Manitoba
ALARM il felt q the City Of Mexico lest an
overflow disaster shall occur from Lake
Tezcoco, because Of the heavy rains pro
vailing.
DR- SrAxDsroRD, candidate for United
States Senator 70 succeed Mr.. Beck, died
suddenly at his home In Kentucky on the
18th. He had been married 70 his third
wife three weeks
CANADIAN agents who have investigated
the after recommend the establishment
Of custom houses on the ALASKAN frontier.
Ex-SESAroR MCDONALD, q Indiana, 10
out strong for Cleveland for denomination,
and fsvors tariff reform on the line Of the
Morrison bill.
GREAT social sensation Il agitating
royal circles at London Lord Charles
Beresford, q the Admiralty, has resigned.
because OF . minor breach Of etiquette
which Is construed - gross insult 70 the
Queen The Queen, however, declines 20
accept the resignation.
The report Of the Commissioner Of In
tsrnal Revenue, just submitted, shows the
collections for the fiscal year ending June
80 70 have been Sis, So sss, and il cost %
collect e <4,0sa,0o0
LEcIsLAr1ox on the color-line proposed
BY the Georgia Legislature IL creating
much excitement in that State.
THE old Harriet Beecher Stowe house in
Andover, Mass, In which the famous
authoress wrote "Uncle Toms Cabin, ;" was
burned on the night Of the 26th.
ASSISTANT CAsHrER AELrSE, Of the
Treasury, left Washington for Cincinnati
on the 36th. with force Of clerks, 70 ex-
anime the condition Of the sub-treasury OF
that city.
RoBRRr ScnRoEDKR has been dcposed
- ~ thu RuH = n
Brewerss Union ON account Of his social
| isfic tendencies. He Is . cigar-maker and
saloon-keeper.
II Il announced that John Taylor, presi-
dent Of the Mormon Church, died on the
evening Of the S5th-
Sin HESRY DRUnMoxD WoLFr said In an
interview at Paris that he did not believe
the diplomatic relations between England
and Turkey would be disturbed because of
the Sultan's rejection Of the Egyptian A.
fairs treaty.
THE $4,000 IN Austrian money which
Zabewski, the defaulter, brought TO this
country, was turned over 70 the Austrian
Consul General q New York on the 26th,
and will Be forwarded to the government
| from which IL was embexxled.
| TwRxrY-sIx cows were killed on the
| farms Of Tukahee, Westchester County, N.
| Y, on the 36th. They were sick with
pleuro-pneumonia- Seventeen head Of cat
| tie at New Brunswick and one q New
Heightstown were also ordered 70 Be
| killed.
| NILE. VIOLA, four-horse equestrienne
| Of Barrett's circus, fell from her horse 1t
wahpeton, OAK, on the 18th, and sus-
| tanned serious injuries. IL Is said, being
| upbraided for carelessness BY the man
ager, she took poison. She isreported dead.
| JosEPH r. SIXTH, nephew Of the prophet
Joseph Smith, founder Of Mormonism, will
| probably succeed John Taylor a. president
| Of the Mormon church, but the question Of
succession will mot Be settled for several
months yet
| DE- THOMAS L. CRux, who about ten
years ago was house surgeon Of Belleville
IN. ~ hospital, Is now an inmate Of the
insane pavilion Of that institution from
excessive use Of opium. He il between
thirty-6ve and forty years Of age
THE Comptroller Of the Currency, havins
received information that the Henrietts
National Bank Of Henrietta, Tex, has sus
pended, has directed the State Bank Ex
aminer 20 take charge Of it, affairs and Il
report promptly the result Of his examine
ton.
In the case Of the Traders and Travel
ers' Union against the Philadelphia 4
Reading Railroad Company, the Inter
State Commerce Commission decided tina
Il had no Jurisdiction and dismissed tn
complaint The case involves the FREE
transportation Of extra baggage
A MYSTERIOUS murder occurred near thu
fair grounds ct Concordia, Kas., on tn
night Of the 18th. The victim was VIM
Terbush, son Of horse-trader who resides
in Clay Center No clew 70 the murderer
and no reasonable conjecture q to the mo
tive.
THE Comptroller Of the Currency on th'
18th authorized the following -namet
banks TO begin business: The Nationa
, Bank Of Commerce Of Kansas City, Mo.
capital, $2,000,O00. The First Nationa
Bank Of Kinsley, Kas.; capital, 100000
, The First National Bank Of Milbrook, Kas.
.. capital, So 900.
ii TIE will Of the late VIM. Glenn, pro
J bated e Cincinnati ON the 26th, make
| public bequests, mostly for religious an
educational organizations, amounting :
$4,000. The largest ere $1,000 TO the Obi
: Wesleyan University, Wesleyan Fsmal
, College, o. Cincinnati, and -. Paul's -. ]
> Church. Of Cincinnati, for local missions
y Tuw Pranidaut has nccnnfcd An iuvitl